Pupil Premium

The Rookeries Carleton J & I School

Pupil Premium Grant

The information for 2016-17 below is using data from January 2016 census

Number of pupils eligible for a Pupil Premium Grant over the last 6 years (Ever 6), including Special Guardianship Orders: 51

Funds received = £70,259

The Pupil Premium was spent on:

• Assertive mentoring meetings each term
• The Assertive Mentoring Programme
• Easter school programmes targeting identified pupils
• Booster teacher in Year 6 three mornings a week
• Year 6 teacher 1:1 meetings with parent and pupil
• Retention of additional support staff targeting children who are two years behind their chronological reading age and delivering Early Birds reading programme. Early Birds children are provided with a free breakfast
• Attendance and Behaviour incentives e.g. board games, vouchers, iPod, postcards, stationery, certificates 
• CHOICES programme targeting Think Family children
• Additional Learning Mentor time to support families
• Learning Mentor worked with children with multiple barriers to learning
• 1:1 work with Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistants
• Subsidised curriculum enhancement days, Breakfast Club and peripatetic music lessons
• Free School dinners and milk

Impact

School data identified 51 children eligible for pupil premium.

1. 18 children (39%) are on the Learning Mentor Register. A great deal of Learning Mentor time is spent working with the families of these children
2. 17 children in KS2 (53%) accessed one or more of the intervention strategies
3. 8 children in Year 6  had targeted support from the booster teacher for English and Maths
4. 6 children in Year 6 attended the Easter Booster Session
5. 4 children accessed the Choices Programme
6. 8 children attended Breakfast club

Out of 51 Pupil Premium Children in Years 1-6

Key Stage 1

Outcomes are favourable for Key Stage 1

Reading - 10 out of 13 pupils 77% achieved the expected standard

Writing – 9 out of 13 pupils 69% achieved the expected standard

Maths -   10 out of 13 pupils 77% achieved the expected standard

Although the girls are underperforming in last year’s Year 3 and 4 their progress is good, only 1 girl in reading achieved less than 5 progress points. Only 3 underperformed in writing and 3 in maths.

Progress - Current Years 3 to 6

20 children out of 26 (77%) achieved 5 or more steps in Reading 

17 children out of 26 (65%) achieved 5 steps or more in Writing

18 children out of 26 (69%) achieved 5 steps or more in maths

2 children have EHCP for being Deaf and Hearing impaired

1 child has EHCP  

4 children are on the SEND register

3 children started The Rookeries mid-year so were unable to make 5+ progress points

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Funds spent £64,481         Funds remaining £3496